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LISTEN: ‘These Were the Real Culture Wars’

Barbara Rubin and Andy Warhol

In the latest episode of LIT NYC, host Alyssa Katz talks with J. Hoberman about his new opus, Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde—Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop. “Certainly the cheap rents are essential. And the fact that there were areas of the city, of Manhattan, which had been in a way […]

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State Takes $166 Million Step Toward Making Interborough Express a Reality

Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA Chair Janno Lieber walk along tracks in Borough Park slated to become part of the Interborough Express, Aug. 1, 2025.

New York is kicking off design and engineering work on a “game changer” mass-transit tie between Brooklyn and Queens along 14 miles of an existing but little-used freight railway. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday touted a nearly $166 million commitment in state money for the initial work as a down payment on the $5.5 billion […]

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Heavy Rain Again Scrambles Commute for NYC, But City Escapes Forecast’s Worst

Subway stations flooded. Cars got stuck on a Queens parkway. Park staircases became waterwalls in Brooklyn. But, overall, New York City mostly avoided the worst possible outcome from Thursday evening’s torrential rain storm. New York City was under a flood watch Thursday afternoon, bracing for potentially dangerous and disruptive flooding in streets, basement apartments and […]

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Your Government at Play: On the Field With NYC’s Municipal Softball League

The Department of Finance and City Council softball teams shake hands after a matchup in Park Slope.

This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. By day, Brad Reid is an attorney in the legislative division of the City Council, reviewing bill drafts and talking about policy with lawmakers. […]

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Adams Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Street Vending

A vendor sells fresh fruit in Midtown.

Mayor Eric Adams on late Wednesday night vetoed a City Council bill that would have eliminated all criminal enforcement for licensed street vendors as well as misdemeanor penalties for unlicensed sellers — just hours before his deadline to do so. “Since day one, our administration has been committed not just to making New Yorkers safe, but […]

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